This article focuses on Oliver Sykes - a famous musician and founder of the line of fashionable clothes.
Childhood
Oliver Sykes was born on November 20, 1986.As a child, he moved to Australia with his parents Ian and Carol Sykes. The family traveled constantly between Adelaide and Perth for more than six years. Subsequently, when the future musician was 8 years old, she returned to the UK - in Stockbridge in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. As a teenager, Oliver Sykes studied at Stocksbridge High School, which at one time was attended by many famous musicians. He said that in high school he liked such subjects as English and drawing, while he was indifferent to mathematics and other exact sciences.
Youth
In 2003, while studying at school, Oliver Sykesstarts cutting CDs with short tracks (Quakebeat). He also played in various bands, in particular, in the hip-hop parody group Womb 2 Da Tomb with his future colleague, Matt Nichols, and brother Tom. He was highlighted in the metal band Purple Curto as a drummer and vocalist. There, he performed with his school friend Neil Whiteley under the pseudonym Olisaurus. Subsequently, Oliver Sykes began to use it for his solo releases.
Bring Me The Horizon Team
The metal group was created in 2003.It includes members of various teams disintegrating from the area. The name of the group was a modified phrase of the movie character "Pirates of the Caribbean" by Jack Sparrow. The team has released several successful albums. She also became famous for her regular scandals.
Clothing line
A very interesting person is Oliver Sykes.His biography states that, in addition to creative work at Bring Me the Horizon, the musician also founded the Drop Dead alternative clothes line. In November 2013, it was announced that the brand would work with renowned video game developer Sega to create The Drop Dead Mega Drive Collection, which will include designer items with prints Ecco the Dolphin, Golden Ax and Streets of Rage. In December, a limited number of items of clothing went on sale.
Graphic novel
Not only because of its music and clothing line.Oliver Sykes is famous. His biography is more multifaceted. In February of 2013, he filed an application for the Kickstarter project to get money for a graphic novel (Raised By Raptors), which was created in collaboration with Drop Dead artist, Ben Ashton-Bell. The idea of Oliver pushed the design of T-shirts of the latter, depicting a Mesoamerican girl with a dinosaur skull on her head. Oliver decided to write about her whole story. The project started a week after submitting the application, having a starting 15,000 pounds in value. Over time, the amount increased to 39,223 pounds. Already on August 26, 2013, the official website of the novel was launched, where it was possible to order its first edition along with other promotional materials. On Facebook on November 5, 2013, information appeared that Gerardo Sandoval joined here, who will be engaged in graphic drawing, Ashton-Bella will be painting, and Sykes will be writing.
Some facts
Oliver still remembers how inat the age of twelve, he suffered from nightmares. In a dream a terrible old woman came to him and frightened him. The musician's mother once said that he trained his original screams during casual sexual intercourse right at home. Fans watched this extreme vocals before the Sempiternal album. Before his release, rumors were circulating that allegedly Sykes took vocal lessons from Melissa Cross, a famous tutor who specializes mainly in coarse vocal techniques such as Scream. In 2003, after watching a film about animal abuse, Oliver became a vegetarian. The tape hit him very hard. So much so that he became an active fighter for animal rights. During a performance at Reading Festival in 2013, the musician shared the fact that he had used drugs for some time and was heavily dependent on them. Communicating with the crowd, he said: “We receive from you many wonderful letters. Many people say that we saved their lives. I do not know if I am really involved in this, but I must say that it was you who saved my life. Just a couple of years ago, I was a jerk on a needle and was about to die. And if not for you, I would be dead. "
Relationship with Hannah Snowdon
Tattoos of Oliver Sykes, or rather, theirthe number (more than 50) makes the musician one of the leaders in this regard among the entire rock establishment. He and the girl chose to become himself. Information constantly appears on the net that Hannah Snowdon and Oliver Sykes meet. In the photos, this pair looks very impressive. Chosen musician is a recognized tattoo master. Hannah Snowdon and Oliver Sykes do not flaunt their relationship too much.
Some scandals
During the UK tour in 2007Sykes was accused of allegedly urinating on a fan. She subsequently filed a lawsuit against the hooligan, but Oliver was acquitted due to lack of evidence. The online music magazine Drowned in Sound stated that from now on the performances of the band in Nottingham Rock City are prohibited, but the group denied this statement by speaking there again. In 2008, a video of Sykes and Sam Carter (frontman Architects) appeared in the network, which later turned out to be a fake. Moreover, the video was shot by the musicians themselves as a joke.
